Job title: Community Link worker

Salary: £22,000 pro-rata

Hours/Working days: 1 day(7hrs)/week with the potential for more

- Specific day/hours to be negotiated

Contract type: Part-time permanent employee

Annual leave: 20 days plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata

Accountable to: Senior Link Worker

Base: Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre

Unit 4 Lysander Mews, Lysander Grove, London N19 3QP

- Potential for some online home working

About Nafsiyat 

Nafsiyat exists to reach those who are systematically failed elsewhere in society, isolated by skewed power dynamics which underly, and/ or intensify, the experience of mental ill health. Nafsiyat was established in 1983 by psychotherapist Jafar Kareem as a grassroots, community-based response to the need in North London-based BAME communities. We were the first therapy centre in the UK to take account of the cultural background of the patient and therapist and recognise its importance in therapy. We exist to ensure that the diverse religious, cultural, and ethnic communities in London can access culturally sensitive psychotherapy and counselling services; we also provide therapy in over twenty languages. Our staff and volunteers come from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Job purpose

As a community Link Worker, you will provide general advice, information, advocacy, and practical support to Nafsiyat’s clients. You will work closely with therapists, assess clients’ needs, identify any barriers that may prevent them from engaging with therapy and arrange appropriate referrals.

You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills to motivate, encourage, and empower clients to make informed decisions. Mental health awareness and good knowledge of local services in Greater London is essential. You will develop relationships with community organisations and statutory services and maintain up to date knowledge of services relevant to our client groups.

The successful candidate is likely to have relevant qualifications and experience in community work or social care and health.

Job description:

• Ability of assessing individual issues and providing relevant information and support.
• Engage, listen, and build relationships with clients of all backgrounds
• Explore options, advice and support clients access appropriate services
• Provide advocacy and arranged referrals and signposting to appropriate services
• Support clients to develop and implement action plans to meet their needs
• Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken, providing interim/annual reports for management
• Pro-actively monitor and evaluate work
• Provide support for clinical staff where necessary.
• Always maintain clients’ confidentiality in accordance with data protection guidelines
• Keep up to date with appropriate legislation and policies
• Participate in monthly staff meeting where possible

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Desirable:

• A degree, diploma or equivalent certificate in community work, social work or advice and guidance
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in community or related work
• Ability to speak another language fluently and use it at work to support clients where applicable

Essential:

• Proven ability of conducting one-to-one interviews assessing clients’ needs and identifying appropriate support
• Experience of providing practical help, such as writing letters, making phone calls and form filling ability
• Active listening skills as well as strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to relate to people at all levels
• Experience of working with and supporting people who present concerning or challenging behaviour
• Proven ability of networking and building links with clinicians, admin staff, external groups, and agencies
• Ability to work on own initiative and as a member of a team
• Well organised with proven ability to manage workload and cope with competing priorities
• Experience of using Microsoft Office, e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook
• Very good ability to maintain accurate and up to date records of clients and prepare reports
• Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills
• Willingness to carry out general administrative and ad hoc duties
• Commitment to own personal development and take full advantage of training provided
• Experience and understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and data protection procedures
• Experience of working and supporting people from diverse backgrounds always ensuring the delivery of fair and smooth service.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Equal opportunities

The post holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities with due regard to Nafsiyat’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Health & safety

The post holder is required to pro-actively comply with their duties as described in Nafsiyat’s Health and Safety Policy.

Confidentiality

The postholder is required to work in a confidential manner in all aspects of their work with regard to Nafsiyat‘s Code of ethics and practice, data protection and other relevant policies.

Regulated Activity

The duties of this post constitute a ‘regulated activity’ in accordance with the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012s and subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and ‘barred list’ check.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a current CV and tailored covering letter (no more than 2 pages) explaining how your knowledge, skills and experience match the requirements for this role as set out in the job description by 5pm on Tuesday November 30th.

Ealing GP Federation working with the Primary Care Networks of Ealing are recruiting social prescriber link workers.

The successful candidates will be working across practices in the Northolt Greenford Perivale (NGP) primary care network. 

The role is new to the area and it is expected to play a vital part as part of a wider general practice multi-disciplinary team. The role will support people who have social, financial and personal issues that are affecting their health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

You will be involved with patients (and their carers) to help them achieve their personal goals participate in their local community, improve their personal support network and enable them to achieve a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle.

In the role it is expected that you will be involved in jointly developing a social prescription per person, to help people realise their personal goals, connect with their local community and enable them to live a life of their choosing.

If you are pro-active, a problem solver and person-centred we would love to hear from you.

Overview of your organisation

Ealing GP Federation is a membership organisation comprised of all 75 general practices covering the London Borough of Ealing.

• The job description and person specification are available for download.
• Workers from general practice, voluntary and charitable sectors are encouraged to apply
• The deadline for applications is the Tuesday 30th November.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date

Every Parent & Child is a registered charity working for the benefit of children, young people and families in the London Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas.

The successful candidate, employed as the Child Health Community Champions Lead, will work with our delivery partners The Bridge Renewal Trust, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (NMUH), and other agencies to empower parents from the most deprived wards in Enfield and Haringey to increase their confidence, create networks of peer-to-peer support for parents and improve appropriate use of services across health and social care (reducing A&E visits). It will build on the pilot workshops delivered by NMUH to improve the confidence of parents through basic child health and family wellbeing workshops.

The Child Health Community Champions Lead will work across Enfield and Haringey to train and work with volunteers across the local community to become Child Health Champions. Our fantastic team of Champions will reach out to new parents and develop support groups with them. We will deliver free child health courses across Enfield and Haringey, facilitate parents to join peer support networks and develop a programme of ABC Parents sessions on family health and wellbeing while providing invaluable resources to improve community engagement.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and a caring individual who understands community engagement and has experience of successfully managing a community project and providing group leadership.

PLEASE NOTE:  We do not accept CV's.  Please download and complete the application forms.

Closing date: 5th December 2021, at 5pm

 This post will offer you opportunity to design & deliver innovative group support programmes, including facilitation of group sessions, workshops & events.    You will have lead responsibility for our befriending & volunteer services, including promotion, marketing & administration, along with the recruitment, induction, support & supervision of sessional staff & volunteers.

This job role is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team in a front-line role, working directly within our LGBT+ support groups; volunteering and befriending services.  You'll have an active role providingLGBT+ affirmative support & empowering LGBT+ community members.

elop is a  London based thriving community-led LGBT+ mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support, advice, information, counselling, and group support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities. 

Youth Delivery Officer

We are looking for a skilled, committed, and passionate individual with experience within the youth work sector (this could be in a voluntary capacity). Whilst developing our focus around youth engagement and early intervention techniques, we recognise the importance of having individuals who really want to make a difference in the lives of young people. The successful applicant will understand our values, ethos and principles as an organisation and will demonstrate a strong desire to contribute to and deliver meaningful and effective youth work. 

Main Purpose of this Role

This is an exciting role at Reaching Higher and demonstrates our uncompromising commitment to playing our part to positive impact the lives of young people and their families. This role has been designed to lead on the delivery of our work and play a central role in creating meaningful experiences for young people via school and community based youth projects.

Jack Petchey Internship

The Youth Delivery Officer (Internship) role is a twelve-month paid Internship to begin during Jan 2022, supported by the Jack Petchey Foundation. You must be ready take up the post by 31 Jan 2022.

As part of this role, you will be part of the Jack Petchey Internship Development Programme with 25 other interns from different youth organisations in London and Essex. This development programme will involve you attending at a launch conference, a six-month update workshop, six professional development workshops through the year and a celebration event at the end of the programme. You will receive an extra training bursary of £1,000 for approved training. You will also be matched with a mentor from another organisation to support you in your professional development. The Jack Petchey Internship Programme training and events will take place in person (subject to covid restrictions) in London and you will be expected to take full part in this programme alongside your role at Reaching Higher.

About Reaching Higher 

Reaching Higher is a youth organisation which works with over 500 young people aged 11-21 each year across Croydon and surrounding boroughs. Developed in partnership with local churches, we are a youth-led charity with a Christian ethos.We place particular emphasis on providing mentoring support to young people and facilitating their development as leaders. We have established strong links with key local, London and UK-wide organisations and our approach leads us into regular working contact with partner schools, community groups and churches. 

Young Carers Co-Ordinator

Full time (37 hours) Part time hours over 30 hours per week will be considered.

Salary: £20,547 FTE

We are looking for people with excellent communication skills to work with young carers and their families.  You will be friendly and able to demonstrate creative ways to seek solutions for issues young carers and their families might be facing. We ask that you can present information in a clear and concise manner suitable for a variety of audiences.

You need to be able to use various IT skills confidently with key tasks being using databases to record work, understanding the need for clear record keeping that demonstrates your understanding of the situation and allows others to work in partnership.  Previous experience of using Families First, Outcome Stars or similar tools will be an advantage but is not essential.

As a carer led organisation Carers in Hertfordshire believes that the voice of the carer is central to everything we do, so you will be able to ensure young carers voices are heard at every level, whether this is in planning the care for them and their family or in the planning of services that affect them.  You will contribute to this through supporting the work of the young carers council, encouraging feedback on support as well as regular activities and the annual young carers conference.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 13th December 2021

Interview Date: Friday 17th December 2021

We are recruiting for 2 roles, one is a permanent position and the other will be a 12-month FTC contract with potential to become permanent.

We do not require both roles to be full-time. Therefore, we are open to different working arrangements, ranging from 0.6 FTE to full time, including job shares.

These roles will be based in London or the South East.

About the role:

To be a part of a high performing team that builds and maintains partnerships with local authorities (LAs) and children’s trusts nationally, in order to develop and support 600+ Fellows (alumni) annually through our key programmes. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.

A little bit about you:

We are looking for an account management / business development / relationship management professional that will consistently deliver on sales targets for our programmes, and develop and maintain strong relationships with our partners for high satisfaction rates.

Our commitment:

We believe that diversity makes for a stronger team and want our organisation to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore, we are actively seeking applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds for this role. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing our People team, the email address is on the link to this job advert.

We only accept applications through our non-biased recruitment website, Pinpoint.

Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse?

Galop is the LGBT+ anti-violence charity, providing advice, support and advocacy to LGBT+ people who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of interpersonal abuse. We were founded in 1982, and have been championing the needs and safety of the LGBT+ community for nearly 40 years. Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence. We specialise in domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. We are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community is at the centre of what we do.

We run two national support helplines: one for LGBT+ victims and survivors of domestic abuse, and the other for LGBT+ people who have experienced hate crime. We provide advocacy services, both in London and nationally, for LGBT+ victims who need longer-term support. We are person-centred, empowerment-based, and trauma-informed – meaning our focus is always on helping our clients decide what is best for them, and then supporting them through their journey.

We use what we learn through working on the frontlines with clients to work for national and local policy change to improve outcomes for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. We build evidence through key pieces of research, like our upcoming report into LGBT+ experiences of sexual violence. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of LGBT+ people around the country.

About you

Galop is seeking an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate (IDVA) to join our LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Team. This role is specifically to provide advocacy and support to trans and non-binary victims/survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

As an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate you will provide high quality advocacy and support to trans and non-binary adults experiencing domestic violence and abuse, including those who are at high risk of violence and abuse, focusing on their safety and protection. Your work will enable trans+ people to feel supported, heard and empowered in the face of abuse and violence, and pave the way to a safer future for survivors.

You will work directly with trans and non-binary people facing domestic abuse, offering clients a space to talk and think through options, helping them plan what they want to do, and offering assistance in getting what they need from services. Your work will focus on needs specifically related to domestic abuse, such as wellbeing, support with the criminal and civil justice process, housing, financial impacts, and other barriers or practical issues. You will need to be empathetic and thoughtful in your approach to understanding your clients’ needs, while remaining boundaried and mindful of self-care.

You be line-managed by the Head of Domestic Abuse Services and sit alongside our other Domestic Abuse Advocates. You will work with statutory and voluntary services to ensure the voices and experiences of trans+ survivors are represented. You will also work closely with key trans+ partner organisations to ensure a joined-up approach among services working with trans and non-binary survivors.

Location

Galop’s offices are located in London. This role will be based in the office following the end of the current pandemic. The team is working remotely while the pandemic continues.

Hours

Full Time (35 hours per week)

Contract

Until 31.03.2021

Reports to

Head of Domestic Abuse Services

Salary

Galop uses the NJC scales. This post is on NJC scale points 20 to 25
(£29,705 – £33,291 per year including London Weighting).

Closing Date

Applications should be submitted by 10:00 am on Friday 10th December 2021.
First-round interviews will be held on the week beginning 13th December 2021.

The Islington BAMER Advice Alliance (IBAA) is a refugee and migrant-led partnership organisation at the forefront of delivering Advice and support services to BAMER Communities in Islington.  The IBAA is passionate about the values of gender equality, cultural diversity, community leadership and creating a step change towards more inclusive services for refugee and migrant clients. 

We are looking for an energetic, dedicated and organised Advice Services Co-ordinator who is highly passionate in working with BAMER organisations and other mainstream organisations.

Salary: Salary: £28,799 full time per annum – pro rata including ILW for 21 hours per week

Challenge Team Coordinator

£29,000 - £31,250pa

London or remote - we are a hybrid organisation

As Challenge Events Coordinator, you’ll be a vital part of the team that deliver our exciting portfolio of celebrity challenges for the Red Nose Day 2021 campaign. You’ll support the Challenge Events Manager and Challenge Project Managers in planning and delivering a number of high-profile events and acting as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Arranging project meetings with internal and external stakeholders, coordinating diaries and issuing meeting agendas
• Producing regular reports on the progress of our challenge events
• Recording and producing minutes and action lists from challenge meetings
• Leading on administrative aspects of Challenge Event delivery, such as booking and coordinating travel and accommodation, processing visa/permit applications, creating kit lists, updating daily schedules and plans, and producing team briefing documentation
• Assisting teams from across the organisation, where required, with preparations for asset gathering shoots, media days and other events related to the promotion, delivery and celebration of our Challenges
• Assisting the Challenge Project Manager(s) with the sourcing and branding of appropriate kit and clothing for talent and personnel taking part in the challenges and working with providers to secure goods on a value in kind basis
• Acting as a key point of contact for kit providers and coordinating activity as part of our kit partnership support programme
• Preparing and packing event kit, managing kit during live events and cataloguing kit post-event
• Ensuring key contacts and gifts in kind are logged on the charity’s CRM systems
• Where relevant, liaising with local authorities to seek permissions for various activities that take place during our live challenges, such as fundraising collections and filming
• Supporting the delivery of live challenge events either in studio or on the road
• Contribute to the monitoring, sharing and evaluating of delivery by capturing lessons learned and helping to shape recommendations for future improvements
• Where required, assisting the wider Campaign and Events Team with the delivery of our portfolio of campaign activity

Essential Education and Competencies:

• Demonstrable experience of the coordination of high-profile live events involving multiple stakeholders and partners
• Strong organisational and time management skills – planning, managing, monitoring and prioritising
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
• Pro-active attitude with great attention to detail
• Effective relationship builder with great communication skills
• Collaborative worker who is able to work closely with all teams and communicate effectively
• Resilient and calm under pressure, with the ability to stay the course during the height of delivery

Desirable Skills and Competencies:

We would love to hear from candidates who have any or all of the following:

• Experience supporting the delivery of competitive sporting events, public participation events, music events or festivals
• Experience working in charity or public fundraising

Perks and benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Work from home option
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Paid emergency leave
• Sabbatical Opportunities
• Professional development
• Mentoring/coaching
• Paid volunteer days
• Payroll giving
• Team social events
• Extracurricular clubs
• Cycle to work scheme

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing: 12:00pm, 6th Dec 2021 GMT

Inclusivity at Comic Relief

We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to:

• Be valued for being yourself
• Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed
• Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background
• Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.

Comic Relief is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm.

Ensuring Fun Comes First and the Rest Follows - leading day to day operations in a charity dedicated to improving the life chances of children and young people.

Awesome ELM CIC, runs six exciting adventure playgrounds sites for children and young people in the London Borough of Islington.

We provide open access play opportunities for children and young people to play, learn new skills and knowledge and develop confidence and self-esteem. We are managed by a voluntary Board of Trustees and are funded by the London Borough of Islington and income generated through the sites when not operating the play service, and a range of other local and national funding bodies.

As the Head of Play Service, you will directly lead the operations of all the six adventure playgrounds sites, including any play service delivery in schools and the wider community.

Our adventure playgrounds sites are run by committed playwork teams, consisting of Playwork Coordinators (managers), playworkers, support staff and volunteers. You will provide inspiring and enthusiastic leadership as well as coaching and mentoring your whole team and you will be expected to provide ‘hands on’ support during busy times. You will also be responsible for monitoring good practice throughout all of the six adventure playgrounds ensuring that policies, procedures and protocols are actively adhered to.

You should be a successful manager with significant experience in a childcare centred organisation, children's play organisation, education or other similar organisation, and will have worked with disabled and non disabled children and their families. You must have a strong belief in the benefits of play in supporting children and young people to develop and build resilience. You should also hold a recognised qualification in playwork, childcare, youth work or education or be qualified through significant experience and willing to gain a qualification. Evidence of successfully managing others is essential.

You will be able to demonstrate good leadership, great communication and networking skills, excellent administration and organisational skills and sound knowledge of safeguarding policy and practice.

Awesome is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from disabled people. Please get in touch if you have any support or communication needs you would like to discuss with us.

The majority of the working hours would reflect the operational hours of the play service.

The aim of our work is to help transform prisoners’ lives by improving the quality of education offered – and we influence this through promoting evidence-based policy and practice. You will have a key role, as part of the Policy team, in providing Secretariat, membership, project management, communications and event management support to the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA), and supporting PET’s wider policy work as required. The core of the role is to provide support for the PLA and its membership.

PET coordinates and provides the Secretariat for the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA). The Prisoner Learning Alliance is a network that brings together organisations and individuals with expertise in prison education to improve policy and practice. We use our collective voice to advocate for improvements in prison education and we hold the government to account by monitoring prison education. We have over 200 members across the sector, including education providers, professional bodies and voluntary sector organisations. We co-ordinate working groups on specific topics and offer a regular programme of events. 

Your role, will be providing Secretariat, membership, project management, communications and event management support to the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA), and supporting PET’s wider policy work as required. 

Young Carers Support Advisor

Full time (37 hours) Part time will be considered over 30 hours per week

Salary: £22,492

We are looking for people with excellent communication skills to work with young carers and their families.  You will be friendly and able to demonstrate creative ways to seek solutions for issues young carers and their families might be facing. We ask that you can present information in a clear and concise manner suitable for a variety of audiences.

You need to be able to use various IT skills confidently with key tasks being using databases to record work, understanding the need for clear record keeping that demonstrates your understanding of the situation and allows others to work in partnership.  Previous experience of using Families First, Outcome Stars or similar tools will be an advantage but is not essential.

As a carer led organisation Carers in Hertfordshire believes that the voice of the carer is central to everything we do, so you will be able to ensure young carers voices are heard at every level, whether this is in planning the care for them and their family or in the planning of services that affect them.  You will contribute to this through supporting the work of the young carers council, encouraging feedback on support as well as regular activities and the annual young carers conference.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 13th December 2021

Interview Date: Friday 17th December 2021